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aggravate
/ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯t/
verb
To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
"He aggravated the story."
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